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Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

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<ul><li>Cisco Systems (Cisco) had a promising Q3, with organic revenue aligning with the higher end of guidance expectations.</li><li>The company has transformed its business model, with over half of its total revenue now coming from subscription services, providing the company with a robust base for potential long-term growth.</li><li>The acquisition of Splunk was also completed, adding over $4 billion in annualized recurring revenue and strengthening Cisco's position as one of the world's major software companies.</li></ul>

Cisco Systems (Cisco) had a promising Q3, with organic revenue aligning with the higher end of guidance expectations.The company has transformed its business model, with over half of its total revenue now coming from subscription services, providing the company with a robust base for potential long-term growth.The acquisition of Splunk was also completed, adding over $4 billion in annualized recurring revenue and strengthening Cisco's position as one of the world's major software companies.

<ul><li>Cisco Systems Inc.'s fiscal second-quarter results demonstrated a mix of positives and negatives, balanced by the company's flexible strategic route and shifting market conditions.</li><li>Revenue for the quarter edged at the high end of the company's guidance range, owing to robust operating leverage across business segments that surpassed margin expectations and facilitated better-than-expected earnings per share.</li><li>A total of $2.8 billion value was returned to investors through dividends and share buybacks, evidencing Cisco's ongoing commitment to its shareholders.</li></ul>

Cisco Systems Inc.'s fiscal second-quarter results demonstrated a mix of positives and negatives, balanced by the company's flexible strategic route and shifting market conditions.Revenue for the quarter edged at the high end of the company's guidance range, owing to robust operating leverage across business segments that surpassed margin expectations and facilitated better-than-expected earnings per share.A total of $2.8 billion value was returned to investors through dividends and share buybacks, evidencing Cisco's ongoing commitment to its shareholders.

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Water Tower Research

Research from Water Tower Research

Water Tower Research is a leading equity research firm that provides research on micro, small and mid cap companies.

Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

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<ul><li>The global Smart Cities market size was valued at $1.5 trillion in 2020 and is projected to grow to $11 trillion by 2030, a CAGR of more than 20%.</li><li>While North America is currently the largest market, Asia-Pacific is projected to overtake it in a few years.</li><li>Smart Cities are urban areas that utilize digital infrastructure and interconnected systems, most likely using artificial intelligence (AI). </li></ul>

The global Smart Cities market size was valued at $1.5 trillion in 2020 and is projected to grow to $11 trillion by 2030, a CAGR of more than 20%.While North America is currently the largest market, Asia-Pacific is projected to overtake it in a few years.Smart Cities are urban areas that utilize digital infrastructure and interconnected systems, most likely using artificial intelligence (AI). 

Tech Talk: Smart Cities Delivering on the Promise

<ul><li>Cisco Systems, Inc. delivered an all-around beat in the previous quarter.</li><li>In terms of quarterly performance, Cisco reported strong revenues in Q1, driven by broad-based investments in generative AI, cloud, security, and full-stack observability.</li><li>Additionally, Cisco introduced a new security firewall solution in the quarter, anticipating meaningful positive results in the coming quarters.</li></ul>

Cisco Systems, Inc. delivered an all-around beat in the previous quarter.In terms of quarterly performance, Cisco reported strong revenues in Q1, driven by broad-based investments in generative AI, cloud, security, and full-stack observability.Additionally, Cisco introduced a new security firewall solution in the quarter, anticipating meaningful positive results in the coming quarters.

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Taiwan Tech Focused Senior Analyst

Patrick Liao

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) / Equity Bottom-Up

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing)

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<li>We assume that Intel's current business model is unable to fully meet the manufacturing needs in that case.</li>
<li>As for the Intel Foundry Business, we believe that there is potential upside for growth.</li>
<li>If Intel was doing great in Wafer Manufacturing Business, then why does it have to consider splitting up?</li>
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We assume that Intel's current business model is unable to fully meet the manufacturing needs in that case.
As for the Intel Foundry Business, we believe that there is potential upside for growth.
If Intel was doing great in Wafer Manufacturing Business, then why does it have to consider splitting up?


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Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology (IT) industry and provide services associated with these products and their use. The Company provides products for transporting data, voice, and video within buildings, across campuses, and globally.

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Cisco Systems (Cisco) had a promising Q3, with organic revenue aligning with the higher end of guidance expectations. The company has transformed...

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Cisco Systems Inc.'s fiscal second-quarter results demonstrated a mix of positives and negatives, balanced by the company's flexible strategic...

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The global Smart Cities market size was valued at $1.5 trillion in 2020 and is projected to grow to $11 trillion by 2030, a CAGR of more than 20%.

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